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Courts & crime, 1936

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Posed As an Air-force Officer Young Man Sentenced at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 5

Described by the Judge as an "absolute menace," John Arthur Hughes, a young man, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at…

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Police Chief Resigns Sir T. Blamey's Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 28

Major-General Sir Thomas Blarney tendered his resignation as Commissioner of Police in Victoria. A special meeting of the Executive Council…

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Victorian Police Force Scotland Yard Man to Reorganise

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 16

The Victorian Ministry has decided to obtain from Scotland Yard the "loan" of a senior official of high administrative and practical ability, to…

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The Victorian Police. Discussion in the Assembly. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. McLachlan (Ind.) said it was distorting history to say that the Chief Commissioner of Police…

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Albury Police Court Footballers In Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 9

An incident which occurred in a football match between Gerogery and Lavington at Gerogery on June 13, led to the appearance in tho Albury…

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Albury Police Court Unregistered Lorries

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 44

Edward James Matthews, Bowna, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, for driving a motor lorry winch was not registered, on Hume Highway on…

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Shooting with Intent Labourer Charged Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 2

At the Newtown Court today, Edwin Rankin Gardiner, 28, labourer was remanded until July 31 on £150 bail on a charge of having…

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Evicted From Cottage Man Defies Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 44

A party of 20 police, aided by Agricultural Bank inspectors, surrounded a group settler's cottage at Group 5, near Manjimup (W.A.), at…

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White Women in Opium Traffic Police Allegations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 31

Allegations that white women were assisting in the traffic in opium were made by police in the Bathurst Police Court when Willie Loy, 66, market…

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Valuation Court

The Independent · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 2

Five appeals aginst the 1936 assessments of the Deniliquin Municipal Council were amicably settled in the Valuation Court on Tuesday last…

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Recent Shearing Trouble. Court Cases at Collarenebri. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 2

Arising out of the recent shearing trouble, Robert Morgan, of Moree, was convicted; at the Collarenebri court on a charge that on June 10th…

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Reports to Council Theft of Council's Property

The Independent · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 1

The following reports by officers wore dealt with at the Municipal Council's meeting on Monday night: Town Clerk…

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Albury Police Court Men Sent to Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 9

William Reid, 28, and Francis Edward Manning, 26, were each charged with having had goods in custody suspected of being unlawfully obtained…

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Albury Police Court Man Fined £20 For S.P. Betting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 8

On Tuesday Inspector Small and Constable Kelly arrested Herbert Lee Tet, of Albury, and charged him with carrying on an illegal betting…

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Jay Walker Fined But Prefers Gaol Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 5

William Dolan told Mr. Parker, S.M. at the Traffic Court to-day that rather than pay a fine for jay walking, of 28 and 66…

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"Made" Capone Torrio in Gaol Big Gang Leader

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 2

Johnny Torrio, the millionaire gang lord of Chicago, [?]as been arrested—a few hours before [?]he had arranged to flee from the United States…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Police Station for Uranquinty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 9

Following a reorganisation of police stations in New South Wales, that at Uranquinty was closed down last December. Residents of the district…

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Relief Fraud Four Men Charged Bogus Applications From "History" Cards Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 5

At the Paddington police court, to-day, four men--George Roberts, 29, grocer; Walter Joseph Roberts, 28 grocer; Arthur…

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Must Be True Police Evidence London Order

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 3

A new order issued by Sir Philip Game, Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, contains definite instructions to the force that in giving…

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Babies' Bodies Unearthed in Yard Grim Story in N.Z. COURT Wellington (N.Z.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 39

An account of the finding of the bodies of two infants and the remains of 20 others buried in a backyard was given by a police inspector…

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